Millions of Palestinian refugees in the Middle East

Philippe Rekacewicz, February 2000

Of the 3.6 million Palestinian refugees in the Middle East in June 1999, a third were living in camps. Of these, more than half were living outside Palestine, mostly in Jordan, which is the main host country. The question of the right of return, which arose after the first wave of exile in 1948-49, is mainly of concern to these refugees.

Sources : UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).